Eye-supporting unit for dolls



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A. COHN EYE SUPPORTING UNI T FOR DOLLS Filed May 1, 1925 2 sheets-Sheet 1 LSYQZIO A. COHN EYE SUPPORTNG UNITFOR DOLLS 24 sheets-sheet 2 Filed May l 1925 A. 4in

April 6 1926.,

.Patented pr. 6, 1926.

F I C AARON cOHN, on TORONTO, ONTARIO. CANADA.

EYE-SUPPORTING UNIT FOR DOLLS. i

Application inea may 1, 1925.` seriai- No. 27,202.

To all whom it may concern? y' Be it known that I, AARON COHN, a citizen of the United States of America, resi'- dent of the city of rIoronto, in the Province of' 0ntario, in the Dominion of Canada,-V

have invented new and useful Improvements in Eye-Supporting Units for Dolls, of' which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in eye-supporting units for dolls as :de-

scribed 1n the present specification and shown in the accompanying ldrawings which form part of the same.

Whereas various eye-supporting units exist for the mounting of movable eyes within a dolls head, amongst which may be mentioned a patent granted to me on the 30th Of December, 1924, No. 1,521,279, for sleeping dolls heads. In this patent structure disclosed is only applicable to dollsheads having crown apertures through which the eye unit is inserted and hair subsequently applied to cover such apertures.

This structure has been found to be impracticable for dolls in which the hair is molded or otherwise made an integral part of the head itself on account of the interior of such a dolls head being only accessible through the neck opening. p

The objectv of the present invention 4vis to devise an eye-supporting unit which may be mounted in the head lby inserting through such neck opening, insuch a manner as to be economical in manufacture and efficient in its use.

The invention consists substantially of a bridge for sustaining the eyes in their sockets and a support for such a bridge so arranged that it may be inserted through the neck opening and secured to the head.

Referring to the drawings: Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of a dolls head cmbodying the invention.

Figure 2 is a similar view thereof illustrating the manner of fitting the bridge in its mountingwithin the head.

Figure 3 is a perspective view of the bridge support.

Figure 4 is a fragmentary view of the head showing a slightly modified form of bridge support.

Figure 5 is a further modified forni of the invention showing the manner of sustaining the bridge entirely by the vertical support. ike numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure throughout the drawings. o In the drawings, the reference numeral 'l mdicates the head of the doll, which is hollow and moulded in one-piece, 2 designates the neck "opening leading into the head interior; 3 are the spherical eyes, adapted upon oscillation, to simulate the opening and closing-of an eye. These eyes are supported upon a shaft 4 to which they are centrally affixed, said shaft constituting the axis about which they rotate. 5 is the customary pendulum for the gravity'actua tion of dolls eyes.

Whilst the aforementioned description olf the movable eye structure isf atypical illustration of such dolls eye-structures, it is, of course, understood that this particular lform of construction does not in any wayform a part of the present invention, and the invention itself, as hereinafter disclosed, may be applied to movable eyes of varying structures.

, 6 is the bridge, which consists of a bar extending horizontally, the forward end of which is bent back upon itself in order to form a slot 7 which receives the shaft 4. The rear end of this return-bend rises vertically for a short distance as at 8 and carries a spring 9 having a pair of downwardly turned arms straddling the bridge and outwardly urging the shaft 4 so as to retain the eyes resiliently in their sockets. The frontal extremity 10 of the bridge is sustained in. the head by inserting it in an indenture 11. Manifestly, however, this couldbe 'effected by providing a prong, or prongs, for embedding in the wall of the head at this point, if so desired.

rIhe opposing end of such bar is bent downwardly from a point 12 so as to form an integral extension 13; 14 is the bridge support, which is rigidly embedded in the top of the head by a prong 15 extending in the direction of its length, and similarly attachedl to the base of the head in the proximity of its neck by a further prong 16, which is bent normal to the length of such member. The said support is provided with flanges 17 which form av channel section guide receptive to the extension 13 of the bridge, which bridge is retained in such guide by a projection 18 that abuts the bight 12and a further projection 19 bent over the lower extremity of such extension To mount the eye-supporting unit in the ico lli@

head, the bridge support 14 is inserted vertically through the neck opening and its prong 15 pressed into position. The lower end is then attached to the neck by firmly embedding its prong 16 in the wall thereof. It will be observed that this construction greatly facilitates securing of the support in the head by reason of the fact that such support can be gripped by a pair of pliers to insert its upper prong in place by merely pressing or pushing upon it lenethwise.f lt is then a simple matter to press the prong of the lower end into place as on account of the neck opening the liers can be easily handled at this point ildr this purpose.

The eye unit together with' its bridge is then placed by inserting same upwardly through the neck opening and the eyes fitted in their sockets, the forward end of the bridge 10 being itted in the indenture 1i, while the rear end vis slid up the channel of the bridge support 14 until the bight 12 is encountering the stop or projection 18, the extension 13 then lying contiguous with the lower portion of the bridge support. This extension is then securely attached by merely bending over Athe projection 19 in order to grip its lower extremity.

lieerring to Fig. 4;, this shows a variation ofa bridge support consisting of two parts, one at right angles to the other, the lower portionwhich supports the bridge being in all ways identical to that aforedescribed and being likewise similarly embedded by a prong in the vicinity of the neck, while the other part 2O has a similar prong for embedding in the back of the head so as to directly sustain the horizontal thrust of the bridge.

Figure shows a still further modification, in which the bridge is entirely carried by a vertical support, dispensing with supporting connections at the frontal end of the bridge. ln this View 21 is the vertical bridge support and 22 the bridge having an extension 23 perpendicular therewith similar to the extension 13 of the preerred form. The upper end of this extension is provided with a lug 24C that is inserted into a hook 25 or downwardly curved prong, while its lower end is fastened by a projection 26 similar to the projection 19.

What claim is Y l. The combination with a hollow dells remera head having an opening through the neck, of a pair of eyes, a bridge for retaining said eyes in their sockets consisting of a horizontally extending bar having a downwardly turned extension at its rear, the wall of the aforesaid head having an indenture provided in its forward portion receiving the frontal extremity of said bar, a substantially upright bridge support, means for attaching the support to the wall orp the head,

a shoulder formed on said support for abut ment with the bight of the extension, and a projection -for bending over its lower end.

2. The combination with a hollow dolls head having an opening through the neck, of a pair of eyes, a bridge for retaining said eyes in their sockets consisting of a horizontally extending bar having a downwardly turned extension at its rear, the wall of the aforesaid head having an indenture provided in its forward portion receiving the frontal extremity osaid bar, a substantially upright bridge support, means for attaching the support to the wall of the head, a guide constructed integrally with said support for receiving the bridge extension, a shoulder formed on said support for abutment with the bight of the bridge, and a projection for bending over the lower end of the extension.

3. The combination with a hollow dolls head having an opening through its neck, of a pair of eyes, a bridge for retaining said eyes in their sockets consisting of a horizontally extending bar having a downwardly turned extension at its rear, the wall of the aforesaid head having an indenture provided in its forward portion receiving the frontal extremity of said bar, a vertical bridge support terminating at its upper end in a lengthwise prong for embedding in the crown of the head and terminating in a further prong at its lower end for embedding in the wall of the neck opening, flanges forming a lengthwise guide integral. with said support receiving the bridge cxtension, a projection for abutting the bight of the extension, and a projection bent over its lower end.

Signed at the city of Toronto, in the Dominion of Canada, this 27th day ot April, 1925.

AARON SOHN. 

